Kukla's Korner Hockey

Ideally, the Senators would like to get Redden and Chara at the same price -- around $6 million per season. But Chara stands to make a lot more on the open market and Redden's value is going up, which means a deal with him has no chance of happening at the moment.
Sources say after learning defenceman Chris Pronger wants to be dealt out of Edmonton, the Oilers' interest in Redden has increased dramatically. And they've got the money -- and cap space -- to sign him.